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Tolkien gesture – scientist maps climate of Lord of the Rings

06.12.2013 20:37
Climate sceptics regularly work themselves into a lather dismissing mainstream climate science as fantasy – but for once they have a point. A researcher at Bristol University has trained his powerful supercomputer not at predicting the earth's future climate, but on the fictional world of Middle...

Nelson Mandela's death: World mourns 'hero,' 'icon,' 'father'

06.12.2013 20:23
World leaders, politicians, celebrities and public figures all across the globe mourned the passing of Nelson Mandela, anti-apartheid activist and South Africa's first black president, who died Thursday at home at the age of 95. Mandela will have a state burial on Dec. 15 in his hometown of...

Despite changes to one-child policy, Chinese parents say having two kids is too expensive

06.12.2013 20:21
BEIJING – Despite China announcing changes to its strict one-child policy, many young parents say they will not choose to have a second child due to the high cost of living in modern-day China. “Giving birth to a second child is not difficult, but we do not have the energy anymore,” said Wang Tao,...

Fast & Furious actor Paul Walker dies in California car crash

02.12.2013 15:23
 Walker, 40, was a passenger in a Porsche sports car driven by a friend - who also died - when it crashed north of Los Angeles. Walker was said to be attending a charity event at the time. He starred in all but one of the films in the Fast & Furious franchise, the sixth of which opened in...

IT worker throws out hard drive, loses $7.5 million Bitcoin fortune

30.11.2013 14:13
LONDON -- An IT worker threw out a computer hard drive without realizing it contained $7.5 million worth of the digital currency Bitcoin. The device is now buried somewhere in a vast landfill site near the home of owner James Howells -- who only realized his mistake when it was too late. "It is...

Switched at birth: Son born to rich parents sues hospital after life of poverty

30.11.2013 14:07
TOKYO — A Japanese man born to wealthy parents has been awarded about $371,000 in damages after accidentally being switched with another baby and spending decades living in poverty. It was almost 60 years before a DNA test revealed the life-changing mistake by a hospital worker who had bathed the...

After six decades, Berlin's legendary headstanding biker cops hang up their helmets

30.11.2013 14:05
MAINZ, Germany -- After nearly 60 years of performing spectacular stunts, police officers from Berlin's record- holding motorbike display team are being forced to hang up their tight green leather uniforms. The biker cops were forced to discontinue their dazzling performances -- which often...

32 to Hospital After Glasgow Helicopter Crash

30.11.2013 14:02
GLASGOW, Scotland — Scottish emergency workers were sifting through wreckage Saturday for survivors of a police helicopter crash onto a crowded Glasgow pub that has killed at least one person and injured more than two dozen. The number of fatalities is expected to rise, officials said. The Clutha...

In London ‘Slaves’ Case, 3 Women Isolated Under a Maoist Guru’s Sway

30.11.2013 14:00
LONDON — They have become known as the “Brixton slaves,” three women who say they were held against their will for 30 years in a South London home. When a man and his wife were arrested last week, some wondered briefly whether this was Britain’s Ariel Castro moment, recalling the man...

Discovery of world's oldest big cat fossil suggests predator evolved in Asia

15.11.2013 14:35
Scientists have unearthed the oldest big cat fossil yet, in Tibet, suggesting the predator – similar to a snow leopard – evolved in Asia before roaming further afield. The nearly complete skull has been estimated at 4.4m years old, making it significantly older than the big cat remains recovered...
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